Buckle.



No. 756,668. PATENTED APR. 5, 1904.

E. A. MAINGUET.

BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1903. no MODEL.

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IINTTnn STATES Patented April 5, i904.

EDWVARD A. MAINGUET, OF EVANGELINE, LOUISIANA.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '7 56,668, dated April5, 1904.

Application filed August 25, 1908. Serial No. 170,755. (No modeh) 1'0all, w/wm, it Hefty concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. IVIAINGUET,

residing at Evangeline, in the parish of Acadia and State of Louisiana,have invented a new and Improved Buckle, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates more particularly to buckles in connection withharness; and it primarily seeks to provide a device of this character ofa very simple, effective, and easilymanipulated construction and whichwill effectively serve its intended purposes.

In its generic nature the invention consists of a buckle-frame having astud to which is pivotally secured for free movement parallel with theplane of the frame and limited movement in a plane perpendicular to theplane of the frame with the finger or pin.

With other objects in View, Which will be hereinafter apparent, theinvention consists in certain novel combination and arrangement ofparts, all of which will be first described in detail and thenspecifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective Viewshowing the buckle closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the buckleopened. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is adetail plan view of the buckle as applied for use.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indicate like parts in all the figures, 1 designates thebuckle-frame, having the usual cross-piece 2, to which is integrally orotherwise formed a stud 3, having a head 3, as shown.

1 designates the finger or pin, which has an eye 4, which is pivotallymounted on the stud 3, and the said stud 3 is so shaped as to permit thefinger to swing freely in a plane parallel with the plane of the frameand also to have a limited movement in a plane perpendicular to theplane of the frame, as shown in Fig. 3.

From practical experience I have found that the finger of the ordinarytype of buckles now in common use has a tendency to stick into the strapand impede the removal of the strap from the buckle, and to obviate thisfeature I have constructed this buckle, as above described, so that thefinger can be easily and readily swung out of the way of the strap,which can then be easily withdrawn from the buckle. While I have shownthe buckle as a fiat one, yet I desire it understood that the shape maybe changed without departing from the scope of the invention, and I donot desire to limit myself to the exact shape and form.

Further slight changes and modifications in the detail arrangement andconstruction of parts may be made without departing from the scope ofthe appended claims.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought the advantages and completeoperation of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art to which it appertains.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a buckle, a main frame, a finger pivotally mounted thereon andadapted to move parallel with the plane of the frame, for the purposesdescribed.

2. In a buckle, a main frame, a finger pivotally mounted thereon andadapted to move parallel with the plane of the frame, and also adaptedfor limited movement in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the frame.

3. In a buckle, a main frame having a crosspiece, a stud securedthereto, a finger having one end fulcrumed to said stud and adapted tobe swung parallel with the plane of the frame and in a planeperpendicular to the plane of the frame.

4:. In a buckle, a main frame having a crosspieee, a stud securedthereto, a finger having an eye mounted upon said stud to freely turnparallel with the plane of the frame, for the purposes specified.

5. In a buckle, a main frame having a crosspiece, a stud securedthereto,.a finger having an eye mounted upon said stud to freely turnparallel with the plane of the frame, and adapted for a limited movementin a plane perpendicular to the plane of the frame.

EDIVARD A. M AINGUET.

I/Vitnesses:

S. A. IVRIGHT, W. H. ADAMS.

